Quoting TZ757300 (Reply 1):LOL, you saw that too, pretty hilarious. I really can't believe that anyone would think that the sun rotates around the Earth. I mean, he probably confused France with the Earth.

Yes, this lot seem pretty dim. I'm not going to sink to the posting the thousands of similar American clips from Youtube, because most of us have seem them, but while we're at it, some perspective from our friend Bill Maher:

Using that to make a judgement about the French education system is at best shortsighted. I have at least 20 friends from French schools who applied to top US universities and walked through them like a breeze, and these included MIT, Stanford (my brother), G-Tech, Cal-Tech, UCLA and Harvard. Yes, you read it right, a breeze. French School + US University is a very comfortable and advantageous combination.

That being said, and with all due respect, it is safe to say that the US contains a disturbingly high level of ignorance in a surprisingly high number of people, more than any other nation I've visited or known people from.

Whose got the most or least thickos pissing contest aside, I'd never count anything like this from a TV studio, when most normal people would be under at least some stress, what with lights, pressure of time, the studio audience and the fact that millions are watching, I could never face that, not for a million £!
Not being a professional, polished politician, actor or TV presenter, cannot help much either.

I heard a while back that the audience for 'Millionaire' in the U.K., when called upon, would give the wrong answer on purpose just to $%#@ with the contestant. This could also apply to the French. Just a thought.

I love the fact that there was a similar thread going against Americans which everyone had a good laugh about.. Now there something against the French...God Forbid an American takes a shot at someone not an American.... Some of you need to get a sense of humor..

Quoting Kay (Reply 7):That being said, and with all due respect, it is safe to say that the US contains a disturbingly high level of ignorance in a surprisingly high number of people, more than any other nation I've visited or known people from.